As the program coordinator at REM Ramsey’s Southwood home in Minnesota, Amy Aguirre empowers the women she serves to express their desires and concerns and together with staff reach goals that were once thought to be impossible.

There is a theme in Angie Shultz’s life. A longtime community activist, she started her career working with youth at risk and then worked as a counselor for 14 years coaching people with mental illness. In 2013, she became a Mentor with REM Iowa.

There are more than 400,000 kids in foster care in the U.S. That's roughly the population of Cleveland, Ohio! These kids need caring homes where they can heal and move forward. This short shows the journey of Maria and Chris, a foster parent and child. Learn more about foster care and how you can help at makeadifferenceathome.com.